Gallantry Awards to Army

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Gallantry Awards to Army

The President of India, Shri Pranab Mukherjee has approved the Gallantry Award  to the Indian Army personnel on the occasion of Republic Day 2016.

Here we are providing you a compiled list of awardees which will be important from your examination point of view.

Medal

ASHOK CHAKRA

  • Lance Naik Mohan Nath Goswami (Posthumous), 9 PARA (Special Force)

KIRTI CHAKRA

  • Subedar Mahendra Singh, Sena Medal, 9 PARA (Special Force)
  • Sepoy Jagdish Chand (Posthumous), 546 DSC Platoon

SHAURYA CHAKRA

  • Colonel Santosh Yashwant Mahadik (Posthumous), Sena Medal, 41 Rashtriya Rifle (PARA)
  • Major Praphul Kumar Bhardwaj, 12 PARA (Special Force)
  • Major Anurag Kumar, 9 PARA (Special Force)
  • Major Sandip Yadav, 55 Rashtriya Rifle (Armed)
  • Lieutenant Harjinder Singh, 3 KUMAON
  • Naik Satish Kumar (Posthumous), 21 Rashtriya Rifle (Guards)
  • Naik Kheem Singh Mehra, 21 KUMAON
  • Sepoy Dharma Ram (Posthumous), 1 Rashtriya Rifle (MAHAR)